Daivika and Amrita enter a contract whereby Daivika will feed Amrita's cat for $$200$ while she is on vacation. Another part of the contract provides that

Daivika will mow and water Amrita's lawn for the summer for $$500.$ Just before Amrita leaves for vacation, Daivika discovers that Amrita's cat is not a

domesticated cat but is instead a panther, and an endangered species. In the area in which Daivika and Amrita live, it is illegal to keep or care for a wild

animal such as a panther in a domestic setting. Daivika tells Amrita to forget about the contract as Amrita misrepresented the nature of the cat, albeit

both panther and domestic cat belong to the family Felidae, and that Amrita can also forget about the lawn mowing deal. Amrita, being a somewhat

reasonable person, feels bad about not telling Daivika the whole truth about the cat, and she is willing to compromise on that issue. Amrita, however,

wants to enforce the yard mowing agreement part.

What is Amrita's best argument? In your response, you are to discuss type and the nature of the contract that she entered into and the advantage or

disadvantage of such a contract. And, what action would the court take, i$.$e$.,$ can a court enforce such a contract, if so$,$ how?

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